Total Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arwelfa area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Llangyfelach , and the 276th lowest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arwelfa (SA6 6BB) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Llangyfelach average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arwelfa (SA6 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fifth Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glaslyn Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arwelfa area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fifth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fifth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechtree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaslyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaslyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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